The Legend of Fangren

Chapter 150 Humanoid Qi Separator

"I must tell the temple master about this."

Old Gang turned around and left in a hurry, even forgetting that Fang Shi, an outsider, was still in the pavilion. Fortunately, there wasn't much to take from there.

With nothing else to do, Fang Shi sat down by the azure black metal and began to ponder it. He had originally thought that this thing could be used to make a handy weapon for him, but now it seemed that if the heavy nature of it were removed, it would be a good piece of metal, and it would be a waste to use it for him.

Even if you use tools to break it down into an item, this size would probably only be enough for one ingot, not even enough to craft a tool, unless you make a shovel.

Hmm... diamond shovel!

After much thought, Luohe realized that she needed materials at the right time, and the extreme metallic properties of Azure Black Gold were a good match for her. If she could separate the Xuan Qi and return it to its original state, Azure Black Gold might truly be of use to her.

A short while later, Lao Gang returned, but he looked speechless. Fang Shi asked what was wrong, and he replied, "The Palace Master said that the profound energy in this azure black gold is firmly nailed down, with no flow at all. It has almost become part of the black gold and is extremely difficult to separate. If the profound energy is forcibly stripped away, it may also separate the black gold itself, turning it into a lump of scrap iron."

The method was strange, so how did it fail? Furthermore, does the prestigious Li Huo Palace not possess such craftsmanship?

Old Gang smirked: "You think separating Xuan Qi is so easy? Metal is the extreme of Yin, so it must be smelted by fire, the extreme of Yang. Everyone knows that fire overcomes metal, but they always forget that fire can also refine metal. As long as the fire is controlled properly, the metal can be turned into 'water,' allowing impurities, including Xuan Qi, to float out. But this requires extremely high control over the fire. Not all impurities and Xuan Qi in metals can be easily extracted. If the fire required to float out impurities is far greater than the fire required to completely melt the metal, then the metal will dissolve into a pile of molten iron before the Xuan Qi even floats out."

"In other words, the density of the profound energy within the azure black gold is far greater than that of the gold itself?"

"Although the Palace Master didn't give a definite answer, it's probably true. After all, the collisions that these profound energies encountered when they were nailed into the black gold were extremely violent."

It turns out that the azure black gold comes from a meteorite. It was originally a natural mineral from the stars. During its fall, it was melted by high temperatures and then collided with the earth, eventually forming a high-pressure metal layer on the collision surface.

In the natural world of the Xuan Realm, matter and Xuan Qi are inseparable. The flow and collision of matter can also drive Xuan Qi. Just like when a weapon refiner swings a forging hammer to strike an object, the Xuan Qi in his hand will also be absorbed into the forging hammer due to the collision and vibration. And one can imagine how much Xuan Qi and matter can be forcibly nailed down by the force of a meteorite hitting the earth.

The terrifying collision instantly fused the two opposing streams of profound energy and matter together, solidifying them firmly. Eventually, they cooled and formed azure black gold.

Therefore, from the perspective of secular sects, it is a new type of metal, and the mysterious energy that is nailed into it is also considered to be part of the metal, inseparable from it.

Therefore, Azure Black Gold is Azure Black Gold.

"Sigh, in the end it was all for nothing, all that effort for nothing."

Lao Gang checked the time and prepared to go downstairs.

"Aren't you coming out yet? What are you staring at the black gold for? Oh right, it's all your fault. You just overturned the trailer, and now the black gold is stuck to the iron floor. We'll have to find someone to move it later. Come on, come on. If you stay here any longer, I won't be able to explain for you."

But Fang Shi's feet seemed nailed to the spot, he wouldn't move an inch, and he asked, "Master Gang, since this piece of metal is still like this, I'd like to ask if I can buy it?"

"What? You think you can use it? Well, it's true, once this black gold is forged into a finished product, it probably won't have such strong gold-gathering power. You just need to treat it as a relatively heavy stone. Putting everything else aside, the hardness of this thing is absolutely amazing. You can't find many things harder than it in the entire Xuan Realm. We also have a piece of this in the foundation of our Li Huo Palace."

Fang Shi nodded and said he wanted to buy it.

"Alright, then give me one million. I can pay for the other materials and forging costs on credit."

To everyone's surprise, Fang Shi shook his head: "There's no need to make a hammer; I'll just buy this piece of metal."

"Hmm? What kind of crooked ideas are you up to, kid? You're not thinking of buying the black gold and then finding someone else to separate the profound energy, are you? Let me tell you, our Li Huo Palace's weapon-refining technology ranks among the top three in the Five Realms."

"Just tell me if you're selling or not?" Fang Shi didn't say anything explicitly. Anyway, he had bought the item, and how he decided to deal with it was his own business.

Old Gang could only shrug and agree. If the prince knew that this piece of black gold could be sold back at cost, he would definitely be happy.

So, with the money exchanged for the goods, one million Fang Shi was taken directly from the Heavenly Fang Ring, which made Lao Gang exclaim with delight. He immediately found a few people to break open the floor of the pavilion before turning the small trailer carrying the azure black gold back over.

Fang Shi originally intended to use the Heavenly Ring to capture it, but unexpectedly, he failed.

Old Gang laughed heartily: "The internal space of a storage magic treasure seems to depend on its size, but in reality, it depends on its mass. This black gold has extremely strong gold-gathering power, and its mass in the spatial dimension is immense. I'm afraid even your Heaven and Earth Pavilion ring can't contain it. Even if you could, the internal space would definitely be condensed by this thing. I think you'd better just stick to towing the cart."

"All right."

Fang Shi originally thought the Heavenly Ring was invincible, but it turns out it's just a beginner's item. (Qu Yang: ?)

Fortunately, heavy objects need to be moved around the Fire Palace, and there are ramps next to the stairs for the trailers to drive down.

Old Gang followed him down, but seeing that there was still no one in the weapon-refining room, he disappeared again. He only told the servants to wait outside the door and call him when the disciples returned.

"I refuse to believe there's no way to separate the profound energy."

Fang Shi decided to start with the abilities of the cube people, since many tools and cubes can generate experience, which in the Xuan Realm is the stripping away of Xuan Qi.

However, since the furnace and blast furnace blocks all require items to be objectified, Fang Shi used a pickaxe to knock on the azure black gold. It took several minutes just to produce a few disintegration phantoms, which clearly showed that the tool's level was not high enough.

It would be great if we could put functional blocks into reality. That way, even if we couldn't smelt a whole set of items at once, we could at least use them to deal with real-world objects.

Unlike tools, these furnace blocks may affect the efficiency of their powers if they are upgraded, but that's all they affect is efficiency.

Just like when burning things, Fang Shi used ordinary coal, which could still burn, but it wouldn't burn for very long.

Perhaps something will change after reaching level four? So he released a furnace block, but unfortunately it immediately turned into an ordinary object.

Soon, he thought of his own physique. Since the cube-shaped man could attract experience orbs, he must also have the ability to attract profound energy. Otherwise, how could he not lose any profound energy?

In the spirit of great experimentation, Fang Shi had a sudden urge to strip naked and then hug the Azure Black Gold.

Ah, so cold.

Holding such a stone in the bustling Li Huo Palace is truly refreshing.

Then, with a click, the door to the weapon-refining room opened.